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\nA Light in the Attic\n

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\nReview selections from Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic and recognize characterization and tone used. Discuss and compare the various tones of each poem. Learners complete a character map and a pair share activity as well....\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Poetry\n

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\nHook kids into a study on poetry elements by asking them to bring in the lyrics to their favorite song. Discuss the elements in one or two songs (preferably that demonstrate rhyme, figurative language, or a repeating phrase). Groups do...\n
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\nShared Reading\n

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\nFifth graders grasp the concept of reading with expression. They express words through their voice. Students discover expressive words when reading a poem or book. They read A Light in the Attic by Shel Siverstein.\n
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\nThe Giving Tree Anniversary Teaching Guide\n

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\nCelebrate poetry month all of April with a guide that uses six of Shel Silverstein's most famous books as a basis for the lessons. Discussion questions and writing activities are provided for each of Silverstein's books.\n
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\nHow to Write a “Backward” Poem\n

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\nIf you like poetry, wait till you try backward poetry! Young writers read Shel Silverstein's \"Backward Bill\" before writing their own funny poems that are full of backward imagery and phrasing.\n
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\nEvery Thing On It Lessons and Activities\n

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\nHonor the great poet, Shel Silverstein with eighteen activities and lessons showcasing his collection of poems from the book, Every Thing On It. Activities challenge scholars to rhyme words, make inferences, recite a poem, and...\n
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\nThe Hobbit: Directed Reading - Thinking Activity\n

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\nAn in-class reading of Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece Meets the Big O introduces class members to the journey motif that forms the basis of The Hobbit.\n
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\nThree Arts in Retrograde\n

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\nStudents make connections between music, the other arts, and other curricular areas. They compare characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period or style and cite examples from various cultures.\n
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\nShel Silverstein's Poems\n

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\nCheck to see that readers recall specific details from Shel Silverstein's poems. The poems appear to be taken from the collection Falling Up. Bring this classic children's author to your class with this resource.\n
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\nWhere the Sidewalk Transcends\n

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\nStudents use titles of Shel Silverstein poems to generate their own poetry for Students. Each student then compares his or her poem to the Shel Silverstein poem of the same title.\n
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\nSkeleton\n

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\nStudents study the skeleton. In this human body lesson, students draw and label bones in the body by tracing each other and creating a skeleton out of body parts and brass fastners.\n
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\nLet the Bugs do the Rhyming\n

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\nLearners listen to limericks and write their own about a favorite insect.\n
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\nDraw It!\n

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\nStudents follow directions to make two- and three-dimensional shapes. Focusing on polygons, they use the shapes to solve real-world problems and review with the class. They read two of Shel Silverstein's poems and discuss the...\n
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\nWatercolor and Poetry\n

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\nStudents create a watercolor painting of a color or an object that make the student feel a certain way. They describe how this color makes them feel through writing a short poem.\n
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\nGeo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 6: Rhyme and Reason\n

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\nStudents listen to the poem \"Shapes\" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.\n
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\nAwesome Alliterations\n

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\nStudents review examples of alliteration in Shel Silverstein's poems. They are assigned a letter of the alphabet and then write an original alliterative poem using that letter.\n
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\nThe Giving Tree\n

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\nLearners investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of \"The Giving Tree\". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the virtues...\n
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\nPresenting Poetry\n

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\nStudents encounter the fluency formula that states that it is important for kids to read and reread decodable words in a connected text. They must become effortless decoders in order to read fluently, and fluency in reading allows the...\n
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\nShel Silverstein Poetry Math\n

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\nFifth graders explore the connection between poetry and math by reading poems that involve numbers.  In this Shel Silverstein poetry math lesson, 5th graders listen to 5 poems read aloud and discuss how math was used in the...\n
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\nPoetry\n

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\nStudents read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. For this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...\n
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\nTurn Reading into Watching a Movie!\n

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\nPupils practice visualization by imagining what their favorite person looks like, what they are wearing and doing. They share their imaginings with a partner. Next, listen to a poem while visualizing. Finally, they read along as the...\n
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\nMy Hero: Shel Silverstein\n

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\nUse this resource to learn why Shel Silverstein's poetry is so compelling for young readers. Read excerpts from his poetry and check out related links.\n
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